DALIAN, China, Nov。 1 (Xinhua) —— Henan Jianye qualified for the 2020 Chinese Super League‘s playoffs, eliminating Guangzhou R&F with a 3-2 victory in their second leg match on Friday。
Losing 2-1 in the first-leg, Guangzhou kept their hopes alive as Ye Chugui volleyed in a deflection off a Henan’s defender to make it 1-0 in the 12th minute。
Cameroon striker Christian Bassogog pulled one back for the Henan side from the penalty spot before the break after Yi Teng fouled Fernando Karanga。
R&F were down to 10 after Yi Teng‘s 63rd-minute dismissal for two bookings, but Dusko Tosic’s header from a corner made it 2-1。
R&F struggled even further with only nine players on the pitch after Dusko Tosic was sent off in the 80th minute。 Karanga fired home the winner。
After the 5-3 aggregate triumph against R&F, Henan will vie for the ninth position with Tianjin Teda。 The two sides‘ first leg is scheduled to kick off on Nov。 6。 Enditem